Don Alder plays acoustic fingerstyle guitar with a passion that has quickly earned him a reputation as Vancouver's "best kept little secret". Don is a world-class fingerstyle guitarist with a "wow factor" that has let to multiple endorsement deals with major manufacturers.He is a top
endorsee for Yamaha Guitars so keep an eye out for a Clinic near you

BULLET NEWS
- Don bestowed International Brand Laureate Award. See details here.
- Don's personal blog is getting lots of attention see it here.
- Check out Don's column at IGuitar Magazine here.
- See Don's character in "Heart of the Dragon" now streaming here
- EPK on Reverbnation here
- Don Alder App for Android here
- Sonicbid EPK here
- Don is currently featured in the UK Acoustic Magazine
- Don is also featured in the Nov issue of Guitar Player magazine
- Ad with Santo Angelo Cable in Oct.r issue of Premier Guitar

QUOTES
"Even though Don stepped onto the Guitar Superstar  stage as a solo-acoustic performer, he played with ferocity and charisma, and totally owned the audience and that’s what a guitar star does. You have to deliver something so thrilling  that people can’t help but stand up and cheer. Don nailed it.”
Michael Molenda, Editor in Chief, GUITAR PLAYER magazine

"Alder's performances are transcendental"
George Lynch - Dokken

"Alder?  simply amazing"
Elliot Easton - The Cars

"Alder is a guitarist that should be famous around the world"
Ray Daniels - Manager for "Rush"

Carly Rae Jepsen "Call Me Maybe" sweetie had this to say in one of her recent tweets.


IGuitar Magazine feature and interview (Largest online guitar magazine)
see article and videos here then go to page 162

Don featured in Nov Issue of Guitar Player Magazine
Read full article here

PERFORMANCE
Don will have the honour of playing at Rick Hansen's Celebrate25
May 22, 2012 at teh Pacific Colliseum 7PM. Make sure to get your tickets asap to see artists such as Sarah McLachlan, Johnny Reid,
David Foster, Mariannas Trench, Jann Arden, One More Girl, Shane Koyczan and Sean Jones.

Upon auditioning against 6000 entrants Don made it to the first round of filming for "Canada's Got Talent" video coming soon.

Don wins Guitar Idol III in London, UK Dec 4 2011
Don is now the only guitarist in the world to win all 3 major guitar competitions. 2007 International Fingerstyle Championships, 2010 Guitar Superstar Competition and the Guitar Idol III contest see the video of the live performance HERE

Don wins Guitar Player Magazines 2010 Guitar Superstar Title
for more details and video clips with the judges go HERE
Judges included George Lynch, Gary Hoey, Reeves Gabrel and Elliot Easton. Don will be featured in an upcoming issue and is now on the Guitar Player Record Label.

Snap J&R New York, USA read issue here

Akustik Gitarre Magazine - Germany

Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine - USA